a nail in the/someone's coffin

a nail in the/someone's coffin
a nail in the/someone's coffin — see nail, 1
• • •
Main Entry:coffin
————————
a nail in the/someone's coffin
: something that makes it more likely that someone or something will fail, be destroyed, etc.

Every mistake is one more nail in the coffin of his professional baseball career.

The lawyers put another nail in her coffin today.

• • •
Main Entry:nail

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • nail in the coffin — A nail in someone or something s coffin is a problem or event that is a clear step towards an inevitable failure …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • (a) nail in the coffin — a nail in the coffin phrase one of a series of events or actions that seriously harm someone or something These job losses are the final nail in the region’s coffin. Thesaurus: people and things that cause worry or problemshyponym small and minor …   Useful english dictionary

  • a nail in the coffin — one of a series of events or actions that seriously harm someone or something These job losses are the final nail in the region s coffin …   English dictionary

  • nail in the coffin —    A nail in someone or something s coffin is a problem or event that is a clear step towards an inevitable failure.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • nail — nail1 [ neıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use to attach one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2. ) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes: to cut/file your nails I ve told… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nail*/ — [neɪl] noun [C] I 1) a thin pointed piece of metal that you use for fixing one thing to another by hitting it with a hammer 2) the smooth hard part that grows over the ends of your fingers and toes • a nail in the coffin one of a series of events …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • nail — ► NOUN 1) a small metal spike with a broadened flat head, hammered in to join things together or to serve as a hook. 2) a horny covering on the upper surface of the tip of the finger and toe in humans and other primates. ► VERB 1) fasten with a… …   English terms dictionary

  • The Mars Volta — on stage at the Vegoose Festival. Background information Origin El Paso, Texas, United States …   Wikipedia

  • The Masters Apprentices — Origin Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Genres R B, pop/rock, psychedelic/progressive Years active 1965–1972, 1987–1991, 1994–1995, 1997, 2001–2002 …   Wikipedia

  • nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”